I'm enjoying the Bradley audios too, but I don't mind the alien involvement in the new series. The aliens in this episode were very much the subplot, but they were also quite interesting and made for a nice little twist that actually made the main plot more effective for me. It made for a nice double meaning with the title too.
That's not to say you couldn't have changed the story to make it a purely historical one, but I don't think it was a problem that it wasn't.

I thought it was superb, and once again an excellent modernisation of the original premise of the show. Also Graham continues to be one of the best companions ever.
Both this episode and Rosa managed to feel extremely relevant to current issues too. I liked the line about the brother being radicalised by "pamphlets and angry men on the radio".

Mine arrived yesterday too, and it felt rather good to hold a physical games magazine after all this time. I'm not sure it's going to be my cup of tea after looking through some of the more technical looking development articles, but I'll certainly give it a go and see if it proves me wrong.

It's probably an annoying answer, but Dark Souls became a complete obsession when I finally got into it. I was listening to Bonfireside Chat for each area after playing through them, watching YouTube videos exploring the world and characters, and generally not wanting to play anything else until I was done.
None of the other games in the series had quite the same effect on me. Not even Bloodborne.

Err, I thought that was really good.
Second best of the season for me after Rosa. The only thing I didn't like was the design of the Pting, which was just a little bit too cartoony. I get that they didn't want it to look too evil, but they took it looked out of place as it was. It wasn't on screen for too long though.

Reaper of Souls added a fifth chapter to the campaign, so I think you have to play through the first four before you can play that. I don't think you can port your characters over from the PC I'm afraid.